Improved milk-oau cover



JOHN FANDEL, OFBOSTON, MASSACHUSETflSf Leltcrs Patent No. 77,020, datedApril 21, 18 68.

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Be it known that I, Jouxl hnnnt, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,and State of Massachusetts, have invented at new and useful Improvementin Covers or Stoppers forMilk and other Guns, of which thefoliowing is:1 full, clear, and exact description, reference being had tothe'aeeompanying drawings, making a. part of this specification, inwhich- Figure 1 represents a vertical section of u- .milkean embodyingmy improvement. Figure 2 is a perspective view, showing the upper purl:of a. can, with the cover open.

The object of my invention .is to provide a means for covering' orstopping a milk or other can, so us to dispense with the use of theremovable independent stopper ill-common use; and the invention consistsin attaching a. cover to such nun by menns nf a hinge, in combinationwith a. spring, which shall firmly hold the cover down, when closed, theinner side of tbe' said cover being so constructed as to fit perfectlytight on the can, and preventnny of the liquid from escaping. The usualmethod of stopping" milk-cans is by a wooden stopper. These are scarcelyever tight enough toprevent leakage, and when forced in are often verydiflicult to take out they 311-0 also liable to become lost undinjured,so as to be useless. Cork stoppers areolso equally objectionable. myimprovement these objections'ure entirely obviated, and a reliable,effective stopper is always at hand. i

I Referring to the drawings, A represents the neck oifu can, which maybe of any" suitable formor'siz e. B is the cover, made of unysuitublcmetal, provided with a rini, a, fitting snugly over the edges of theneck of the can. On the inner side of the cover is plucecl u disk orpacking, of Indizi rubber, or gut-ta perehu, b, which is secured inplace by means of a hinge or casing, C, which is attached to the centreoi. the top of the cover, and is designed to lit closely to the inneredge of the topof the neck of the can, so as to prevent the milk orcontents of the can from coming in contact with the Indie-rubberpacking.The cover 13 is-hinged to the neck of the can, on the outside. The rearend of the portion D, forming the hinge. extends buck, and rests againstthe end 0t :1. stiff V-shuped spring, S, the other end of the springbeing secured to the con, so that when thecover of the cun is closed,the spring will press suificiently hnrdagninst the reur'of the hinge tokeep the cover firmly closed upon the top of the can, and prevent any ofthe liquid from running out, even ii the can is upset. The cover willalso be held open by menus oi the spring. t

Although designed to be used for milk-cans, my improvement is equallyapplicable to cans for containing any other liquid.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patient,is-- The combination, with u mill; or other can, of the hinged cover 13,the spring S, and packing b, substantiully as and for the purposespecified. v

In testimony'whereof, I have signed my name to this specification inthepresen cc of two subscribing witnesses.

' JOHN murmu- Wituesses: i

J. H. ADAMS,

Wm. B. Seununsu.

